Category: News Wire

The shape of Danish toy giant Lego’s famous figurines is a protected trademark, an EU court ruled Tuesday, blocking a move by a rival company that wanted to copy them.

The battle among grocers for Britain’s shopping baskets has moved up a gear, with the Co-op ploughing £125m into cutting the prices of fresh fruit and vegetables in its 2,800 UK stores.

The idea that increased income inequality makes economies more dynamic has been rejected by an International Monetary Fund study, which shows the widening income gap between rich and poor is bad for growth.

House prices have shot up to record highs after the Conservative election victory triggered a rush to buy in an overcrowded market.

Pension providers who block savers from taking their savings under new rules introduced earlier this year have been attacked by the government.

The retailer Gap is to close 175 stores across North America over the next few years as it attempts to turn around the business.

The amount of money paid to informants by HMRC in its attempts to crack down on tax evasion has leapt by more than 50% in a year to a record high of £605,000.

Real wages are expected to have grown by their fastest rate since October 2007, according to official figures published later this week.

The bill for private pensions is now greater than Britain’s entire annual output, according to a report.

Elite firms are sidelining the UK’s bright working-class applicants in favour of privileged, “polished” candidates, a report says.

Ted Baker has announced a jump in revenues of almost 25% between February and June as consumers in the UK and US increased their appetite for the fashion brand.

Billionaire founder of Virgin Atlantic says he finds it ‘incredible’ that competition authorities are allowing £1bn deal to go ahead.

Lidl has been named Grocer of the Year for the first time at the Grocer Gold Awards, following year in which it shook up the supermarket industry, sparking a price war among the more established big four brands.